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Picture a typical suburban landscape in America: a six-lane arterial strip punctuated by traffic lights, big-box retailers, multiplex cinemas, patches of "landscaping," a barrage of signs, and plenty of parking. Now picture a typical church in such a landscape: a large, prefabricated, windowless "worship center," dominated by a performance stage and surrounded by a sea of parking. It is a combination of the big-box retailer and the cinema.
A culture that builds such landscapes and such churches, we might reasonably assume, is a culture that is privatized, consumer driven, and amusement oriented. Clearly, our buildings are an expression of our culture. As Winston Churchill said, "We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us." But, of course, as those who have been transformed by God's grace, we strive not to be conformed to our culture; rather, we seek its reformation. As with all of culture, church architecture is in serious need of reform.
The history of church architecture is filled with magnificent edifices built in a variety of shapes and sizes representing a variety of artistic and theological tastes and perspectives. The subject is complex and controversial. So, where should we begin in thinking about how to build churches that serve the needs of the local church and truly glorify God?
I suggest that we begin with the church. Let's begin by recognizing that, properly speaking, the church is not a building. The Puritans understood how confusing it is to use the word "church" to refer both to man-made buildings and to the mystical Body of Christ. Richard Mather, for example, wrote: "There's no just ground from Scripture to apply such a trope as church to a house for public assembly." The New England Puritans preferred to call such buildings meetinghouses.
In saying this, they recognized further that such buildings are never to be thought of as "sacred spaces." The Reformed view of church architecture is at odds with much of architectural history and with much of contemporary church architecture. Indeed, a "sacramentalist" approach dominates church architecture; most of the world's great church buildings were built to create a sense of "the sacred." While we can admire the beauty of such churches and the ingenuity of those who built them, we must join the seventeenth-century Puritans in rejecting the faulty theology laid in their foundations.
It is because of this nonsacramentalist view that the Reformed tradition has been castigated by many, both inside and outside the church. Puritans and Calvinists have been roundly condemned as haters of all things beautiful. After all, is it not because of our impoverished sense of the sacred that "low-church" Protestants have produced the big-box churches I described earlier? Indeed, there might be some truth in this critique. But it need not be so.
I suggest that we approach church architecture in terms of worship and witness, the twin goals of the church. Worship is the purpose of the church. It is what the church does when it gathers. Worship, as we understand it from the teaching of Scripture, consists of the reading and preaching of the Word, public prayer, congregational singing, and the celebration of the sacraments. It is to be done "in spirit and in truth," with "reverence and awe," and "according to Scripture." The building in which we worship is the physical setting for this supremely important activity, but it is not to be worshiped itself, nor should it distract us or lead us to worship any created thing. A Reformed church architecture should be, at the outset, supportive of and subordinate to Christian worship. But does this mean that it should be unattractive or drearily utilitarian? Is beauty excluded? Absolutely not!
John Calvin wrote, "Decorum ought to be observed in the sacred assemblies" (Commentary on I Corinthians). According to Calvin, the chief principle governing public worship is decorum, a concept that describes how we are to behave, dress, and, I would add, build. For Calvin, decorum is a general principle that includes qualities such as propriety, gracefulness, dignity and, yes, beauty. Indeed, these are the qualities that should be sought in church architecture.
Much could be said about how these qualities are achieved, but an example will have to suffice. My own churchif I may be so boldthe Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, Georgia, exemplifies these qualities. It is a traditional, but monumental structure, with a spacious but classically ornamented auditorium. It serves the services of public worship with dignity and delight, in a manner appropriate to the occasion (decorum). Its architecture facilitates reverent worship, but does not demand its own reverence. It is not a sacred space.
The dignity, decorum, and beauty that we seek in designing places for public worship should extend also to the external witness of the church. We must not forget that, besides being a gathered body of believers, the local church is also an earthly institution. Like all civic and commercial institutions, when churches construct buildings, they are building public statements about their identity. In other words, all buildingswhether art museums, gas stations, big-box retailers, or churchesbear witness to the institutions they serve.
Churches cannot ignore their civic role. The location, site planning, quality of materials, craftsmanship, and design of a church building either contribute to or detract from the overall quality of the built environment of a community. Churches must consider, not only the architectural design of their building, but also its urban designthat is, its relationship to the streets, blocks, and neighboring buildings of its community. Much could be said about this as well, but, in the interest of brevity, I will again use my church as exemplary of good urban design. The four buildings of our "campus," are, in my opinion, dignified, decorous, and graceful in their architectural design. They are also integral components in the built fabric of the city, well fitted into its system of streets, blocks, and squares. The buildings of the church are an asset and an adornment to the city.
Like all of society, our culture's built environment is in dire need of reformation. Sprawling landscapes of multilane highways, disconnected pod developments, and cheaply built, warehouse-style buildings are indicative of a self-absorbed society that is far from pursuing the true chief end of man. The automobile-oriented, big-box, entertainment-style worship centers built by many churches today seem only to perpetuate such culture. How we build our churches is a matter too long ignored. Reformed churches should seek to build buildings fit for the supreme task of corporate worship, while contributing to the beauty and welfare of the city of man.
The author teaches architectural history at Savannah College of Art and Design and is an elder at Independent Presbyterian Church. New Horizons, February 2011.


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Expectations of postgraduate nursing students: An inquiry
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PhD (Nursing); School of Nursing North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus
Postgraduate supervision in South Africa currently takes place in the context of university transformation with a notable increase in concern for quality. The latter is determined by the extent to which students' expectations within a supervisory practice are met. This study investigated students' expectations regarding their research supervision in a postgraduate nursing programme. A 48-item questionnaire was mailed to 24 postgraduate students, of which 22 (92%) responded, to determine their expectations within a supervisory relationship. Items in the questionnaire included students' perceptions of the responsibilities of the institution, the department, the supervisor and students' responsibilities regarding their supervised postgraduate studies in the School of Nursing Science. Descriptive statistics, namely frequencies and percentages for categorical data and means and standard deviations or medians and percentiles for continuous data, were calculated. Findings indicate that more than 80% of the postgraduate students in the study expected the university and the department to provide them with structures that would enable them to succeed in their studies. They also believed that the student had a major role to play in ensuring that studies were completed. Recommendations included making a code of practice for postgraduate supervision available to students and the use of a learning contract to clarify roles and expectations in the supervisory process. It was also recommended that supervisors should be trained to supervise students.
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|This article refers to the Yakuza as a gang. For the Yakuza gang car in Grand Theft Auto III, see Yakuza Stinger.
The Yakuza is a Japanese criminal organization that appears in Grand Theft Auto 1, Grand Theft Auto 2, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. They are a reference to the Yamaguchi-Gumi Yakuza family and have appeared more times than any other gang in the Grand Theft Auto series. They appear as a neutral gang in GTA III, while in GTA: LCS they appear as the main group of minor antagonists alongside the Diablos.
2D Universe
The Yakuza appears in the second San Andreas chapter, in Tequila Slammer. They have stolen shipments from El Burro. Then you are told to destroy some of their limousines and finally steal one from them.
In GTA 2 the Yakuza, led by Johnny Zoo, are based in Anywhere City and control the Funabashi, Shiroto and Ukita areas of the Downtown District. The Yakuza are involved in a violent war against The Zaibatsu Corporation and the Loonies. Zoo employs Claude Speed to move Doctor ZitZaki, who is being targeted by The Zaibatsu Corporation. He then has Claude to work as a getaway driver for Hiroshi, who commits a bank robbery, and then attacks the Loonies. The Loonies then attack Gama Rei, with Claude rescuing him with an Ambulance. Zoo then turns his attentions to The Zaibatsu Corporation, who have a Yakuza snitch, who is followed by Claude to his base, allowing Claude to collect torturer Refried Noodle and bring him to the snitch. Zoo then has Claude steal a SWAT Van and then destroy a Tank. Claude then begins to work for The Zaibatsu Corporation and the Loonies, working against them, and at one point has to escape from pursuing Yakuza members. Zoo, angry at Claude, begins to chase Claude in an attempt to kill him (at the same time as Zaibatsu leader Trey Welsh and Loonies leader Elmo), although all of them got killed by Claude.
Other members include Hana Funabashi (Johnny Zoo's girlfriend), Danny Zoo (who may be related to Johnny), Yonsi Zoo San (an elderly man barely kept alive on Zaibatsu drugs) and business man Tetsuo (who owns the Hochi-ban Bar).
3D Universe
GTA Liberty City Stories
The Yakuza's influence in the United States dates back at an unknown time, when co-leader of the Yakuza Asuka Kasen takes over. By 1998 the Yakuza are beginning to move into Liberty City. They are the strongest gang, but to prove it, they have begun to stock up on weapons, including a tank, which Toni Cipriani destroys on orders from Salvatore Leone. Due to his actions, Toni gains the interest of Toshiko Kasen, wife of the Yakuza leader Kazuki, who starts to hire Toni to destroy her husband's organization to be weakened before killing him. First, she has Toni steal the weapons and deliver them to businessman Phil Cassidy. Then, she has Toni reluctantly destroy money from the Big Shot Casino whilst it is being transported. Toshiko then decides to reveal her links to Toni, by going to an opera, where they are attacked by the Forelli Family members. They survive and a Yakuza gang member spots them entering Toshiko's apartment, leading to Toshiko giving Toni the orders to kill her husband. Toni kills him, on the roof of his casino, and returns to Toshiko's apartment, where she commits suicide, leaving the Yakuza without a leader. Despite having no leader, they maintain their control of Torrington, south Belleville Park, Pike Creek and west Wichita Gardens.
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By 2000, Asuka Kasen becomes the leader of the Yakuza, taking over from her brother Kazuki, although it is unknown whether her brother Kenji is co-leader. The Yakuza lose Belleville Park, Aspatria, Pike Creek and part of Wichita Gardens. The Big Shot Casino has also been lost, although they are paid protection money from the new owner. The Yakuza do manage, however, to gain Bedford Point, where Asuka bases herself. Yakuza member/associate Yuka, Asuka's niece, is kidnapped by Mike on orders from Colombian Cartel leader Cisco, although Mike later rescues her on orders from Asuka. Asuka then begins to employ Mike, later seemingly in love with him, and help him look for Vinnie's killer. Mike first collects some protection money from a casino owner, before helping the Liberty City Cocks by injuring a Vice City Mambas player, to help Asuka's gambling business. She then sends Mike to kill actor Biff Rock and bring back his shoes as proof of his death, although Mike spares him, but does take his shoes to Asuka as proof. Mike then discovers that the Uptown Yardies are delivering bad fish to Asuka's sushi restaurants and then kidnaps Mafia members to send to Asia as slaves. Mike decides to stop working for Asuka, agreeing to help her one more time by killing a rival pimp in Newport. Asuka later contacts Mike in regards to Yardies leader King Courtney, who they both dislike. Asuka tells Mike where he can locate Courtney, but is ambushed. Later, Asuka sends some of her men to assist Mike in the battle with Yardies, who then leave him to tackle them on his own. The Yakuza betrayal of Mike may have occurred due to Asuka discovering either Mike's kidnapping of Yuka or his failure to kill Biff Rock, with Asuka describing him as a 'means to an end'.
In 2001, the Yakuza is lead by siblings Asuka and Kenji, although it is unknown whether Kenji became co-leader in 2001. Asuka first comes into Claude through an old friend named Maria Latore, wife of Leone Family Don Salvatore Leone. Asuka, has Claude prove his ties to the Leone Family are over by killing Salvatore when he leaves Luigi's Sex Club 7. Claude kills him and later kills a number of Leone hitmen and a reporter. She then introduces him to corrupt LCPD officer Ray Machowski and her brother Kenji. An undercover police officer, posing as a Yakuza member, is killed on Asuka's orders, from information provided by Machowski. Ray has Claude to kill his former partner Leon McAffrey, who threatens to reveal his links to the Yakuza. Claude fails to kill him, however, and is sent again to kill him, this time successfully, as well as his current partner who thinks is a rat. Claude also begins to work for Kenji, who first has Claude bust Kanbu out of jail. Then he has Claude collect cars to repay a debt, kill some Yardies attempting to form an alliance with the Cartel and collect some protection money. However, Kenji becomes irate when the Yardies and Cartel form an alliance and has Claude destroy some street vendings and kill the vendors.
Claude then begins to work for Donald Love, who has Claude to kill Kenji disguised as a Cartel member to start a gang war, which would drive down house prices. Claude succeeds in starting a war, leading to the Yakuza taking control of a construction site in Fort Staunton. While attacking the site, Asuka manages to capture Miguel, a high-ranking member of the Cartel, whom she tortures mercilessly. Miguel begins to tell off the Cartel plans, allowing Claude to kill squads hunting him down, stop the sale of SPANK by the Yardies and steal some SPANK being delivered to Francis International Airport. Claude then discovers that Catalina, the Cartel leader, has killed Asuka and Miguel, and kidnapped Maria, leading to Claude killing Catalina and rescuing Maria.
HD Universe
Although the Yakuza are not mentioned or seen in GTA IV, it is possible that Shon Kikuchi and Noel Katsuda are part of the Yakuza, seeing that they are both Japanese and are convicted of gang-related violence. However, the two people could be just independent criminals not affiliated with any organized crime group.
Missions Appearances
- Kanbu Bust-out
- Grand Theft Auto
- Deal Steal
- Shima
- Smack Down
- Waka-Gashira Wipeout!
- Grand Theft Aero
- Bait
GTA Advance
GTA Liberty City Stories
- Their favorite radio stations are Lips 106, Rise FM and MSX FM (3D Universe) and Funami FM (GTA 2)
- Both the Yakuza and Colombian Cartel wear colorful clothes and jewelry.
- Their symbol includes the Biohazard symbol on it.
- The Yakuza may have discovered Donald Love's plan for Kenji and killed him in retaliation.
- The Yakuza from GTA 2 and from the 3D Universe differ a lot. If the games are canon to each other, one can assume that the Anywhere City Yakuza is a different subset of the Yakuza, much like the Yakuza in real life has many subsets.
- The Yakuza are one of three criminal organizations (along with the Zaibatsu Corporation and the Russian Mafia) that originated from the 2D Universe that were later carried over to the 3D Universe. They are also the only one of the three who the player ever takes missions from, be allied with, and whose members appear in normal gameplay, as the Russian Mafia only appears in missions, and Zaibatsu is only mentioned in radio advertisements.
External links
- News Article Yakuza Operating With Impunity article from the Liberty Tree website.
- News Article Internal Affairs Investigate Links Between Yakuza and Police article from the Liberty Tree newspaper.


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Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:13 pm
Post subject: Rome
Hi, I'm going to Rome next month and I'll loved to taste dolce and gelato, and if anybody knows some great and interesting place related with food that I should visit in Rome, please let my know, I'll be very happy to do as romans do and taste this typical lovable food...
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My favorite place in Rome to eat and wander is Trastavere. I always stay there when I visit and it is wonderful, old and very authentic part of the city IMO. Everywhere I ate there is fabulous. You can't go wrong.
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Location: Italy (Rome - Turin)
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:28 pm
Post subject: Re: Rome
julietgb wrote:
Hi, I'm going to Rome next month and I'll loved to taste dolce and gelato, and if anybody knows some great and interesting place related with food that I should visit in Rome, please let my know, I'll be very happy to do as romans do and taste this typical lovable food...
I lived in Rome for 7 years, and I'm about to move to Turin in a few days.
One of my favorite gelateria in Rome is the Bar Le Palme, near the Pantheon. I'm sorry, but I don't remember the name of the street...
Another famous place is Pica, along via Arenula. Just ask any local when you're around Largo Argentina and they will tell you how to reach it. It's an old bar-latteria, but the ice cream is good.
There are other good places but they're not downtown... let me know if you are interested and I will tell you!
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Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:52 am
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Thanxs for the tips, Miss Piggott. I'll look for these two gelateries.
Can you tell me what I shouldn't miss to do or eat at Rome?
I still don't know where I'm going to stay, but, I'll stay at Rome for a month, so, I'll have time to see and taste everything, ok, not everything;), at Rome uptown and downtown...
Thanxs in advance, and good luck in Turin:)
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Location: Italy (Rome - Turin)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:36 am
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What should you do in Rome?
Well, just walk and enjoy the astounding beauty of the city.
You will find its peculiar light hard to put out of your mind when you get back home...
Now that I'm in Turin, everyday I wake up and hope I will see Rome's sky...
Winter is not the best time to visit, since Rome is - surprisingly - a rainy city during the winter... but you might be lucky and have good sunny days... I do envy you!
I don't know when I'm going back there (Easter time perhaps...), so just keep your eyes open and "eat" the beauty of my favourite place to live in the whole world... (is it clear I LOVE Rome by now?
On a food related tone, be sure to try the
Gran Caffé
at the Caffé Sant'Eustachio. It is near the Pantheon and Largo Argentina as well.
It's quite crowded in general, so be ready to fight to get to the cashier and then to the bar. And don't sit outside, if you can't afford to pay 6 euros or alike for a coffee (the Gran Caffé should be around 2 euros at the bar if I remember right).
Since I lived in Rome as a student I didn't go out to eat very often, but there are a few nice and cheap places I can suggest:
Ristorante L'archetto,
in via dell'Archetto 26, near Fontana di Trevi.
A good place to eat good pasta.
via di San Francesco a Ripa 103 (Trastevere)
An easy Greek place, open only for dinner
If you want to eat a good kebab (not the marvelous thing they sell in Paris, but quite good in the Rome scene) try in
via San Martino ai Monti
, near the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Termini station area)
It's a tiny place whose name I can't remember, and you may find a guy who struggles with Italian, but it's okay.
For a full middle Eastern meal, try
Shawarma station
, along via Merulana a few steps before via di San Martino ai Monti, with the Basilica behind you. They have good kofta (the kebab I don't like it there, too strong flavour and killer onions).
Chinese food in
via delle Quattro Fontane
, just before the cinema. Close to Via Nazionale and Piazza della Repubblica. I don't remember the name of the restaurant, sorry, but you can't get wrong!
, A Sicilian patisserie in the Galleria Esedra, near Piazza della Repubblica (also named Piazza Esedra, its former name)
You can try cannoli and cassata. It's of the Palermo school of (I prefer the Catania one) but foreigners can't tell the difference and it's a goos experience nonetheless.
Again Sicilian,
Mondo Arancina
, in via Marcantonio Colonna 38 (near via giulio Cesare/via Cola di Rienzo).
Wonderful rice balls with everything you can imagine inside (the classic is ragù and mozzarella) then rolled on bread crumbs and fried. A MUST.
At their left side, same owner, a good gelateria. They have cannoli as well.
Always Sicilian, if you wanna try a good granita, go to
(www.mizzica.it) in via Catanzaro 30. Catania school, you can enjoy their arancini and sweet stuff and then decide which you prefer!
A Roman trattoria, one of my favourite places to eat:
da Pallotta
, piazzale di Ponte Milvio 23 (better to phone, they can be crowded on weekends... tel 06 3334245)
Hope that's enogh!
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Location: Montreal, QC
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:06 pm
Post subject: Eating in Rome
We were in Rome on our honeymoon and we spent our days eating, walking around, eating, walking and then eating. We stayed in Trastevere, but we found that the eats in nearby Testaccio were outstanding. Testaccio is more of a neighbourhood where people live, as opposed to a neighbourhood where tourists visit.
Highly recommend:
Pizzeria Remo (totally fun pizza joint with excellent nosh)
Luna Piena (I made my husband go back there 2X for the bucatini alla grigia)
Tutti Frutti (outstanding, slightly more trendy take on traditional Italian food, but still excellent)
Also, if you get out to the university area, hit a restaurant called Tram Tram. I had life changing gnocchi there...
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my first post since i discovered this site. I think it was destiny, chocolate and zucchini, divine combination, french origin....and a place to rant about eating and wandering in italy...
first resto that comes to mind would be Ciak, vicolo dei cinque 21....followed by Mimi e Coco....Cul de Sac and a little pizza al taglio bar with the best arancini to be found outside of Catania....
that's just a taster!
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Jeff -
My apologies for taking your quote out of context -- that's what I get for posting right before I go to sleep. For some reason I connected that "bad info" line with the concept of splitting the Main Character and Protagonist, my mistake and I'll correct it on my site. I also apologize ahead of time for the super long post, more replies came in as I was responding...
As far as "Shawshank" goes, here is my argument for why Red is the Main Character and Andy is the Protagonist: problems in the story exist because an innocent man has been unjustly incarcerated. Take away the fact that Andy is not guilty and there is no story. This problem affects everyone. Once Andy is freed the problems in the story will be resolved. This is the Goal of the story - getting Andy out of jail.
The person pursuing this Goal is Andy himself. Though we don't know it until much later, he spends a lot of time digging a giant hole and planning his escape. I totally agree that the Warden is the Antagonist - he's the one preventing Andy from escaping and gives him plenty of opportunities to rethink things over (throwing him in the hole, etc.).
Red represents our eyes into the story. I agree too that the concept of Narrator is a storytelling device and that there are many stories where the Narrator is not the Main Character. However, in the case of "Shawshank" we are privy to so much more than Red's simple retelling of the story. Through his eyes we get to feel what it is like to be someone who has become "institutionalized." Red has given up all hope and proceeds to each parole hearing with his tail tucked between his legs, saying whatever it is he thinks they want to hear.
This is his personal problem - the fact that he so easily rationalizes away all the evil and injustice that occurs in Shawshank because he has lost all hope. We are emotionally invested in his journey and Darabont even sets up the shots so that we are literally him - P.O.V. shots of the jail doors opening and walking into the hearings. When you have shots like that, it's usually a good indicator that the filmmakers consider this person the Main Character as well.
Conversely, we don't get to experience what it is like at all spending that month in the hole as Andy. We see him go in. And we see him come out.
In addition, the story doesn't end when Andy is freed. The major story problem has been resolved, but there is still this lingering question surrounding Red. Will he end up like Brooks or will he finally muster up the kind of hope that Andy taught him during their years together? "Get busy living or get busy dying." The emotional meaning of the story is tied up in Red's decision on that.
Re: Steven's question about his problem with the Main Character/non-Protagonist feeling like a 3rd wheel or just a sidekick, I can completely relate. I often write stories where the Main Character isn't the Protagonist because I've seen so many powerful films that use this technique. From my own experience, I know that studio development execs aren't comfortable with these kinds of stories because the Main Character isn't "taking action." They've all been told MCs are Protagonists and therefore have to be the ones that "drive the story."
The key is to give those Main Characters elements or characteristics that are more actively tied to the larger story goal.
In "Shawshank", Red plays more of the Guardian role. He helps Andy in his efforts to escape, even mentioning that if you need something, he's the kind of guy who can get it for you. By crafting his character like this, he feels less like someone who is just sitting on the sidelines.
The same thing happens in "The Live of Others" which, if you haven't seen, you need to -- truly one of the greatest films of all time. In that film "Lazlo" is the Protagonist and Minister Hempf is the Antagonist. "Lazlo" is always pursuing a course of action where his blacklisted friends can make their art while Hempf is doing everything in his power to prevent him.
But it is through HGW's eyes that we witness the entire story. We are emotionally invested in him because again, we are privy to private things about him that many others in the story don't know (his pathetic and secluded homelife, etc.). The emotional meaning of the story is wrapped around whether or not people like him (Stasi) can change.
But like Red, HGW fulfills the Guardian role to "Lazlo". Behind the scenes he helps and aids him - what specifically he does I'll leave open because I don't want to ruin the film for anyone. Safe to say he is an integral part of the plot, yet he doesn't drive it.
In regards to Save the Cat! I also agree. The book (books) are wonderful, the best part being that Blake was such a great inspiring writer that you can't help but start writing after reading only a couple of pages.
The only problem with it is that it can lend itself to what people refer to as "stock" stories. "How to Train Your Dragon", which just came out, is based in large part on the Save the Cat! beats. One of the directors was a member of Blake's NY writer's group and it shows. You can literally pick out the Fun and Games moment, the All is Lost moment and so on.
Personally, I don't feel the story is stock -- I think it makes these moments feel fun and fresh, but of the few people who have complained about the story in this film, that is the term they use. The problem with Save the Cat! and McKee's story explanations is that they are so simple and so reductive that they can lead to familiar sequencing of events and character development. You'll note too that often these paradigms need to be bent or twisted in order to account for movies like "The Lives of Others" or "Up in the Air."
The reason the Dramatica theory of story is so complicated is because it attempts to define what is happening in stories as accurately as it possibly can. Once you truly understand what it is trying to explain, you'll see that it doesn't need exceptions -- it's completely comprehensive.
Writing great stories is a major pain in the ass and probably one of the most difficult things a human being can ever try to do. It isn't and shouldn't be something that can be broken down into 15 beats or six sequences. The entirety of human experience is as complicated (if not more) than the chart that was previously posted. Stories deserve as much attention
I will, however, agree that one can get lost in the understanding. If the end result you're after is knowledge and comprehension of the mechanics behind great storytelling then by all means learn as much as you can, maybe even start a website where you write hundreds of articles about it (referring to me of course! :))
If instead you want to be known as a great author then Jeff is 100% correct, just write. I think it's great that you thought the Emperor was the Protagonist but that you're willing to admit that you might have had it wrong. There's nothing wrong with learning and I'm willing to bet that your writing will improve because of it.
I would also agree with Jeff about your movie's concept of carrying a flash drive across the country. As opposed my above arguments which are based in rational thought, my emotional subjective opinion about your story is that the hook doesn't seem strong enough. Perhaps that could only be one part or one step of the greater problem?
This to me is the hardest part of writing and something that yes, any theory or paradigm can't help you with.
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Thanks for correcting that, Jim.
I guess the bone I pick with Dramatica (and yes, I bought the software and tried it way back when it came on floppy disks) is its comprehensive nature. I think it wants to be able to analyze every story that can be thrown at it by having a million different options... but when you're trying to use it to write a story, the number of choices becomes counterproductive.
As for Shawshank - Red is certainly a main character in the script. As is the warden. But to call him the main character just seems ultimately confusing to me. No one but devout Dramatica users will know what you're talking about, and it's a collaborative industry where commonality of terms is helpful.
Yes, we empathize with Red. But we also empathize with Andy - I would argue much more so. Andy is a man unjustly convicted of a crime who refuses to give up. When Andy's attacked and raped, we're frightened. When the new con who can prove that Andy didn't do it is killed... it's a pretty powerful moment, because we feel for Andy. When Andy plays that music even though he'll be beaten... same. When Andy finally escapes, it's triumphant.
Red has a story. Red has an arc. But it seems, to me, to be so clearly secondary to what Andy's going through that to call him the "main character" seems like theory dictating reality, not the other way around.
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... but calling him THE main character is just confusing.
Lots of academic fields use jargon, but it's worth pointing out that they usually create new jargon rather than repurpose commonly-understood phrases.
Looking at that dramatica PDF, I can't help but think about the difference between classification and understanding. Maybe it's a left-brain/right-brain sort of thing. Dramatica seems very left-briained - "oh, let me label and describe all these parts" but most creativity strikes me as very right-brained.
Of course, computers don't work in that right-brain kind of way. If you can't label it, put it in a box, assigned it binary values, well, then, a computer doesn't know what to do with it. So maybe if you're designing a computer to look at stories you HAVE to do that sort of thing.
But that's not how humans think. We're more holistic. I read all this stuff and I think, wow, that's needlessly complex.
I was a big fan of McKee's "Story" UNTIL I had my big breakthrough on understanding story. I still think there's a lot of value in that book, but lots of it now comes across as needlessly complex and didactic.
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OK, my whole goal in life now is to convince you that Red is the Main Character! :)
First off though, I totally agree about the commonality of terms. That is why I never ever use Dramatica terms in meetings. I know it instantly turns everyone off. Instead, I talk around concepts by using terms familiar to everyone.
For example the idea of "stakes" as in "what is at stake for the Main Character?" For the longest time I couldn't figure out what they were referring to until it hit me that what they were really looking for was what Dramatica calls "Consequences." To me, the term "consequences" is infinitely more helpful when compared to "stakes" when it comes to writing a story. The consequences are what happens when the Protagonist fails to accomplish their goal - the consequences of failing. In "The Devil Wears Prada" the goal is for Andy (Anne Hathaway) is be Miranda's perfect assistant. The consequence of failing that goal is that she'll have to write for a less prestigious paper/magazine. She fails and endures the consequences.
"Stakes" really doesn't mean anything which is why discussions concerning them often lead to endless circular arguments in story meetings. But when they ask, "What are the stakes?", now I just talk about the Story Consequences...I just don't use that term.
OK, so back to Red...what about this angle...
What personal problems or issues are we privy too that no one else is? Issues he would take with him into another story. The judge calls him a cold and remorseless man, but do we get to experience what it is like to have that kind of attitude through Andy? I don't really know who Andy is. Red, on the other hand, I feel like I am Red.
And what about the idea that he disappears for much of the end of the film. If he was the Main Character yet we weren't exploring the story through him, we would feel detached and unaffected by the moments that play out on the screen. Doesn't Red fulfill that role better? Aren't we experiencing what it is like to go from a place of despair to a place of hope?
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McKee was like a trusted friend to me a few years ago, since then I've read a few others, inclucing Save-the Cat and the 135-story-structure. They all work up to a point. I'm not looking for the perfect theory to write by, just get the feeling. Hopefully that magic synapse will pfizzzt over one of these days... :D
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Maybe I've been lucky, but I've never been in a meeting where everyone there didn't know that "raise the stakes" means "increase what's at risk," but if it helps writers think of that as consequences, score one for Dramatica.
Again, I know exactly who Andy is. He's a guy who won't give up hope when all others have. The record scene I mentioned is the prime example of that - he told the guys the time he spent in solitary for it went by like nothing, because he could hear that music in his heart. He remembered there was beauty outside the walls.
And that's not the only example of getting inside Andy's head. Remember, near the end, in the last conversation Red and Andy have in prison? Andy admits that he is guilty of his wife's murder in a way - he was a bad husband and drove his wife away. That led to the chain of events that eventually got her killed.
Yes, we have some scenes with Red at the end of the movie. But even then, he's making a journey because of Andy - he saved Andy in prison, and Andy is saving him back on the outside. I'd say it's all more of a coda, and it's building up to the last scene, which shows where Andy ended up.
And even in that Red heavy ending... there's a lot more Andy than people remember.
I may forget a scene or two, but here's the climax and end of the movie:
Andy in the warden's office, setting up the scam.
Andy polishes shoes, gets rope. Red is worried that his friend is killing himself.
Next morning - Andy is gone.
Norton finds wrong shoes. Grills Red, who knows nothing. Discovers hole.
Huge Andy scene as we see how he actually put the plan in motion for a long time.
Andy the night of the escape.
Andy at the bank, taking the money and mailing the evidence.
Warden in office discovers he's been outed. Opens safe and finds message from Andy. Kills himself because Andy's outsmarted him.
Red and friends receive postcard from Andy. Realizes he made it.
Red finally paroled.
Red doesn't fit in in outside world. Thinks about going back to prison. Remembers what Andy told him.
Red finds money and clue from Andy.
Red travels down, remembering Andy's words.
Red and Andy reunite.
Now, there's a good five or ten minute chunk where we don't see Andy, but Andy's still driving the action. Red's worrying about Andy or missing Andy or remembering Andy's advice or digging up Andy's clues or traveling to see him.
It's certainly an interesting narrative device, but I don't see how that makes Red the main character. Unless you ignore the other 90% of the movie, where Andy is clearly the main character. This Andy not on screen = Red main character theory ignores all the time that Red is not on screen and Andy is.
I can point to entire sequences in movies where the main character/protagonist isn't on screen and yet the audience is riveted - because we can care about multiple characters. Look at The Empire Strikes Back - do we lose interest when Luke's being trained by Yoda? Does the fact that we don't mean that Han Solo is really the main character? Or LOTR - the protagonist and main character is Frodo (I think we agree on this). In the last two movies, he's split off from everyone but Sam. Does that mean the 75% of the time that he's not on screen, the audience is detached and unaffected?
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I know I will regret this but what the **** is Dramatica? :confused:
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A piece of software that helps you write a script by guiding you through it using it's own unique theory of story. Just like the Save The Cat software. Plug in answers; get outline.
On this page you can find the 400 page book that explains the theory.
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The two main examples that seem to be repeatedly cited as an example of this Main Character not being the Protagonist theory are Red in Shawshank and Boo in Mockingbird.
Since both these movies are adapted from prose fiction (short story and novel), might these characters functioning as narrators in the movie not just be a consequence of the screenwriter trying to remain faithful to the source material?
Some examples from original screenplays might better serve in illustrating the theory.
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I actually like doing that stuff for myself.
And I thought Save the Cat was just a crappy book by a high end screenwriting consultant??? There's software, too? Are we writers or typists now?
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Trelleborg will showcase its extensive portfolio of high-quality tires and complete wheel systems at Agribex 2015, to be held in Brussels, Belgium, from 8 to 13 December.
Lorenzo Ciferri, Marketing Director, Agricultural and Forestry Tires at Trelleborg Wheel Systems, says: "Providing the ideal platform to bring our latest high performance solutions to those that can benefit from them most, on stand at Agribex 2015 (Hall 7 Stand 7302) we'll showcase the size in VF 710/60R42 our new TM1060 range of tires, designed using ProgressiveTractionTM for the latest generation of tractors, ranging from 80 to over 300 HP."
The new Trelleborg TM1060 not only replicates but surpasses the performance of /60 Series tires. The largest size in the new range, the VF 710/60R42, provides a carrying capacity up to 40 percent higher than premium alternatives in the market. In addition, unlike many existing solutions on the market, the TM1060 is suitable for use on tractors over 300 HP and can be used with narrower rims, enhancing tractor efficiency.
In addition, the stand will include a corner dedicated to Trelleborg's TM700 ProgressiveTractionTM tire, specifically designed to improve farming efficiency thanks to a double lug. Operating on the soil at different times, the double lug progressively releases higher traction when required.
The giant IF900/65R46 TM1000 High Power tire, which boasts a maximized tread design and the widest footprint on the market, providing optimum pressure distribution and the utmost respect for the soil, will also be showcased on stand.
Trelleborg's IF 800/70R32 CFO TM3000 tire, the generation of radial tire designed specifically for harvesting applications will also be on stand alongside Trelleborg's TH400 Agro Industrial radial range for telescopic handlers, backhoes and mini loaders.
Finally, the third episode in Trelleborg's series of 3D animated movies, "Space Hops", created using the latest, sophisticated, 3D animation techniques, will also be showed at Agribex Show for the first time.
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No one captures our world's natural beauty quite like Sebastião Salgado. The Brazilian photographer has traversed the earth, battling extreme conditions, travelling by land, air, and sea in the pursuit of untouched landscapes and the indigenous people and animals who populate them. His black-and-white images unite photojournalism and art, and introduce an urban viewer to corners of the world that have not felt the irreversible influence of modernization. Salgado's latest triumph is Genesis; a brilliantly executed book of images gathered over an eight-year expedition through deserts, oceans, tundra, and forests. The book, which Salgado aptly describes as his "love letter to the planet," not only serves as an aesthetic marvel, but also as a startling reminder of the unseen worlds our technological progress inevitably impacts. From lions and leopards in Africa to the monstrous glaciers of Alaska, the gorillas inhabiting volcanic regions of Uganda to the whales of the South Atlantic, Genesis teeters on surrealism in that its images seem too epic to be real.
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Konica Minolta Announces Next Generation High Resolution, High Speed MEMS Printheads
 Jul 27, 2015
Konica Minolta, a long time innovator in inkjet technology with over 30 years of experience, has released information on a new generation of print heads aimed at the evolving graphic arts, industrial, and functional printing markets. These printheads have resolution as high as 1,200 nozzles per inch (npi), drop size as low as 3 picoliters, jetting frequency of up to 100 kHz, and a physical size that is significantly smaller than the previous generation of Konica Minolta heads. As with many print head manufacturers Konica Minolta is manufacturing these printhead using Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) fabrication. Konica Minolta's high precision printhead is capable of jetting of a range of inks and functional materials such as resins. These new capabilities will enable innovative new products in a range of industries. Konica Minolta expects to begin mass production of these heads in the spring of 2016. Read more »


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Create and Deliver QR Codes
What are QR Codes?
A QR Code or Quick Response Code is a two-dimensional barcode that can be scanned and read using applications on smartphones.
Where can I create QR Codes?
There are many free sites that allow you to create QR Codes. Simply search on Google to find them. The Office of Web Services supports the use of bit.ly links to create and track QR Codes.
Thinking about creating QR Codes?:
What do I need to know?
When creating QR Codes for university purposes, please keep these things in mind:
- Be sure to allow others in your department access to where you created your QR Code, so it doesn't get lost and recreated again.
- Do not represent the university as a whole with your QR Code. Official university QR Codes will come from the Chancellor's Division – The Office of Web Services, Marketing, and Campus Relations.
- Always use "One University Plaza" instead of the number "1" when adding our address to a QR Code.
- Make sure that the content you point users to using a QR Code is mobile content. Pointing mobile users to web content that is not mobile is not the process and function for using QR code. UIS website have been programmed with responsive web design by the Office of Web Services, so you can point a QR Code to your department or office website pages and they will automatically become mobile.
- Assure users that QR Codes do not collect mobile information about them. It will, however, track how many people have scanned, when they scanned, and an approximate area/region/location of where they scanned the QR Code.
- If you plan to track your QR Codes, they can be tracked using Google Analytics or bit.ly links very easily. Google Analytics would work with university mobile websites that our tracking code has been placed on. bit.ly links now include QR Code generation, so both your code creation and your tracking can occur in the same place. These are options that the Office of Web Services suggests.
If you plan to print your QR Codes:
- Standard QR Code size in printed material should be at least .75 inch X .75 inch
- Print your QR Code at 300 dpi
- For larger ads and billboards, the size will need to increase proportionately
- When using colors for your QR Code use a lot of contrast with the background color
Note: Please see the mobile standards on the Creative Services website.


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First impressions are important to make buyers want the property and pay more to get it. Look at the home through potential buyers' eyes as they walk through the home.
Even though inventory is low, Beverly Cannon Jones says "homeowners should make buyers want their home. And to do that, have your home "parade ready."
Curb Appeal. If a home doesn't look good from the curb, potential buyers won't even take time to look at the inside. Clean up messy, overgrown landscaping. A well-groomed exterior tells a buyer that the inside of the home is also well maintained.
Check the exterior paint job. Repaint, if necessary, but the home may only need some touching up.
Paint the mailbox and front door (and make sure the doorbell works). Wash or thoroughly clean wood, aluminum and vinyl sided homes. Hire a contractor to pressure wash, if needed.
Does the garage door work? Open it, and clean and organize what's inside. Mow the lawn and clean up the backyard.
CLEAN, De-Clutter and Update the Interior. People buy with their eyes, ears and noses. There are other resell homes and new construction homes that existing homeowners who are selling will be competing against.
Clean the inside from top to bottom, including the windows, or hire a cleaning company.
Shampoo the carpets (check to see if they might be covering hardwood floors). If you have wood or tile floors, do everything you can to make them shine. Remove odors, particularly around pet areas. Remove pets during showings. Jones has therapy dog Lucy and she says "If I were to sell my home, Lucy would need to put away all of her toys and bones for potential buyers. I love animals, but some people are allergic to animals and we should respect their space."
"Stage" For Sale. These are touches that give it that model-home look and home sellers would be wise to ask a REALTOR® for advice. He or she may have ideas or may recommend hiring a staging professional who will maximize your home's selling potential. "I pay for a stager for the first two hours. That is part of my service when listing a home," says Jones.
Rearrange your furniture. This will help establish a focal point of the room and create clear pathways for potential buyers to walk through your home.
Home sellers with a budget should replace an old couch or table with something inexpensive but newer.
Remove personal items, such as family photos, unusual artwork, cluttered bookshelves and collections of things bought on vacation.
Purchase decisions are EMOTIONAL. Sellers want buyers to envision themselves making this THEIR home. Having freshly baked cookies before an Open House is a smart move.
If this sounds like a lot of work, it is. But every hour you put into preparing a home to put it on the market will result in a faster sale at a higher price.
There's one last step to sell for Top Dollar:
Homes that sell the fastest also sell for the most money! In order to get Top Dollar for it needs to be priced correctly. The market is experiencing multiple offer situations, but that isn't always the best option. All the research has to be done to make sure the property will appraise for the contract price.
It's a great market for sellers in the Nashville area. To contact Beverly Cannon visit http://www.SearchingForAHome.com or email at email@example.com or call/text 615-812-6954.
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I have a small app used to display a score for two players and area to put in scores that should be taken away from the total, for use in a game of darts.
I have a button that when pressed, initiates a small piece of code to add up the three scores and take them away from the total, however, the total remains at the starting 501 on the JPanel and the scores are not deducted.
I have printed the value out to make sure that it is working as it should which works fine.
Any help would be appreciated and just shout if you would like to see some code.
Many thanks in advance, Rob.


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Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited (EPCL) is the only fully integrated Chlor-Vinyl chemical complex in Pakistan. It is a subsidiary of Engro Corporation, involved in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of quality Chlor-Vinyl allied products and PVC under brand name 'SABZ'.
EPCL strongly endorses its triple bottom line philosophy in true essence – People, Planet and Profit are critical and indispensable elements for its growth and success.


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**Due to recent events and the suspended in-person classes at Marquette University, there will be no in-person academic coaching. However, we will continue to offer these services virtually or via the phone. If you would like academic coaching, please email email@example.com
The Office of Student Educational Services contributes to the personal and academic growth of our students as they become active and engaged learners, successful at Marquette, and committed to making changes in the greater society. We are guided in this work by core Ignatian teachings and beliefs.
The Office of Student Educational Services is a resource that helps students in their pursuit of academic and personal success. We want all students to reach their goals, so whether you need help with one of your classes or access to specialized services, we are here to help.
We offer a wide range of academic-related services designed to help students of all abilities strengthen their skills and take an active role in their education. We encourage you to stop by the office to learn about how we can help you realize your academic and personal goals.
If you find yourself spending a lot of time studying and not getting the grades you expect in return, let us work with you to figure out a better way. We've helped thousands of Marquette students find what works for them in one-on-one and group study skills workshops. We offer individual assistance with college learning strategies.
The Freshman Frontier Program (FFP) is an academic support program especially designed for entering freshmen who desire a jump-start on the Marquette college experience in a close-knit community. By choosing to participate in this unique Marquette program, you will not only work ahead by earning three credits in the summer, but you will also benefit from academic support and personalized attention throughout your freshman year.
The Tutoring Program offers free tutoring services that are designed to help students develop the skills necessary to meet the demands of the Marquette University curriculum.
The Urban Scholars Program is a full-tuition Scholarship Program for first-generation and low-income students from specific categories in southeastern Wisconsin and Chicago. In alignment with the Catholic, Jesuit mission of Marquette University, the Program exists to: provide a dedicated support network across the university, create a sense of community, ensure academic excellence and provide service to Milwaukee and the greater community.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One class of drugs used to prevent wheezing and shortness of breath in people with asthma may increase kids' risk of being hospitalized for an asthma attack, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
However, researchers said, it's possible that when the drugs, called long-acting beta-agonists or LABAs, are used in combination with inhaled corticosteroid medications, that extra risk disappears.
"These studies confirm our recommendations at the FDA that are already (on drug labels) for children and adolescents to use inhaled corticosteroids and LABAs together in one asthma product," said Dr. Ann McMahon, who led the study.
But, she added, the researchers weren't completely convinced from the data they had that inhaled corticosteroids take away all extra risk.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seven million children in the U.S. have asthma (about nine percent), and the rate has been climbing steadily in recent years.
Some kids and adults with asthma are prescribed LABAs to relax muscles around the airway and prevent symptoms like wheezing. But there's also evidence that long-term use of the drugs may slightly increase the risk of sudden serious symptoms.
LABAs are also used by people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or COPD.
The FDA report combines safety data from over 100 studies including about 60,000 people with asthma. The original trials were done by companies that market LABAs.
The drugs include Merck's Foradil and GlaxoSmithKline's Serevent.
Compared to all patients who didn't take LABAs, adults and kids who were prescribed the drugs were 27 percent more likely to end up in the hospital, or in rare cases die or require intubation, because of an asthma attack.
That extra risk was greatest in the youngest study participants. Kids between age four and 11 who were taking a LABA were 67 percent more likely to have an asthma-related hospitalization than those who weren't getting the medication.
That means that over a one-year period, there would be an extra three hospitalizations for every 100 kids taking LABAs.
A small number of people of all ages who were regularly taking an inhaled corticosteroid together with a LABA didn't seem to have any extra risk of hospitalization, according to the report published in Pediatrics.
"Although we were able to be somewhat reassured... it was a small enough sample that we didn't feel entirely confident, and we need to have further analysis," McMahon told Reuters Health.
The finding of an extra hospitalization risk in people taking LABAs alone isn't new. Last year, after other research suggested that risk, the FDA began requiring drugmakers to write on LABA labels that the drugs should not be used without a long-term asthma control medication like an inhaled corticosteroid.
Some asthma medications, including GlaxoSmithKline's Advair and AstraZeneca's Symbicort, contain both a LABA and corticosteroid. The FDA recommends such combined products for kids with asthma.
"The thing that's new in this paper... is they've highlighted the fact that younger-age children may have a higher risk" when taking a LABA alone, said Dr. Scott Weiss, as asthma researcher from Harvard Medical School in Boston who was not involved in the report.
Weiss reported financial ties to the drug company Novartis, and was formerly linked to GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca.
McMahon said the analysis wasn't designed to examine the reason for extra risks due to LABA use in kids, and didn't want to speculate. But Weiss said it could be related to their smaller airways.
He agreed that it's important for future studies to look directly at the issue of serious attacks in LABA users to determine the underlying cause behind those attacks -- and whether they're directly due to the medications themselves.
Still, he told Reuters Health, "Nobody is really prescribing a LABA on its own -- that's basically off the market."
SOURCE: bit.ly/txNP6y Pediatrics, online October 24, 2011.
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At one point during Senator Wendy Davis's marathon filibuster yesterday, the hashtag #StandWithWendy started to go viral. By the end of the night, it was trending worldwide along with a number of other related words, phrases and hashtags. Just before midnight, more than 180,000 people were viewing the live stream of the debate on the floor of the Texas Senate. And at not one moment of the filibuster were any national television networks tuned in. There are multiple 24/7 television news networks and none carried one of the most stunning and captivating moments in politics in since the presidential election live. With all due respect to poet-musician Gil Scott-Heron, he was right about one thing, the revolution apparently will not be televised.
While there have certainly been bigger and more important moments in Internet news reporting history -- the Boston Marathon bombing most recent among them -- this is certainly political watershed moment for social media and it helped to reinforce some things we already knew about the power of the web and gave us a few new things to ponder.
10. Being the first is often as important as being the best.
In some ways, this is a bummer because it reinforces the notion that getting to a subject first is more important than getting it right, but such is life in the Internet age. Texas Tribune was the first (and one of the only) to set up a live feed for the filibuster and it was a huge win both for them and for those following the story.
9. Actual politics can be compelling via technology.
There were probably a large number of people online who had no idea what a "parliamentary inquiry" or "point of order" was. There were certainly plenty who didn't know what a parliamentarian was or why some woman in a suit kept feeding the presiding senator information before he responded to questions. Certainly the debate heightened emotions, but with social media serving as a real time glossary, even the most mundane procedural rulings gained gravitas and even felt entertaining.
8. Hashtags and trending topics can mean something.
Of course when #NorthWest is trending, it should serve as notice that plenty of people are interested in completely inane things, but that's true both online and off where TMZ and gossip rags still make serious money. But, it is important to realize that our own stupidity is not an indictment of the tool. Hashtags immediately provide a touchstone for what is happening in the world. They are a serious macro analytic for understanding what people are talking about and they should not be undervalued.
7. Twitter is the source for breaking news.
As if we needed any additional reminders of this fact, minute-to-minute coverage of the filibuster simply let us know that play by play of politics can be as compelling as live tweeting the Academy Awards or the Super Bowl.
6. Facebook is for sharing after the fact.
While Twitter provides instant gratification, Facebook has become a place for reflection after the fact. Oh, sure, people do post in the moment on the social media giant, but not with the same degree of fervor as on Twitter. Instead, users have embraced the sharing of broader information on Facebook that 140 characters doesn't allow. As the two continue both as rivals to each other and companions to denizens of the web, how they are used is changing for the better. 5. Vine is beating Instagram.
With the release of Instagram video, it was easy to see how it could overtake Vine as the choice for personal online video. But, being there first, as mentioned above, has its advantages and Vine is certainly reaping the rewards. Videos poured online from people in Austin last night and the bulk of them were on Vine.
4. Connecting through social media on the ground is a big deal.
At one point when protesters inside the capital building were being arrested, a flurry of tweets with advice on how to peacefully resist and phone numbers of defense attorneys in Austin underscored the fact that sitting at home watching this unfold online can still provide opportunities to be an active, willing participant.
3. Social media moves substantially faster than traditional media.
While social media hummed along, large media outlets lumbered in their coverage or ignored it altogether. It was a demonstration of the speed limitations that plague traditional media sources that social media simply does not have. Getting cameras and live feeds in place, writing stories and getting people on the ground for coverage is a slow, laborious process that was in sharp contrast last night to the nimble quickness of social media.
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2. YouTube is a beast.
During the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers, news outlets in the Boston area tried valiantly to keep feeds online, but many were simply crushed under the weight of the thousands of visitors trying to access their servers. Last night, the Texas Tribune's live feed zipped along with no bugs or glitches thanks to the power of YouTube. As much fun as it is to watch cat videos and see idiots make pratfalls, the ability of YouTube to act as a source of live streaming is not widely heralded. It should be after last night when nearly 180,000 watched the feed without a single hiccup.
1. Big media failed.
The rise of the 24-hour cable news network was supposed to bring superior coverage of the day's events. But, at just before midnight with the clock ticking down on some of the most compelling political theater you will ever see, the much watched networks were covering celebrity gossip and the fight over naming bridges. One person noted that their local news in Dallas covered it briefly during the 10 p.m. broadcast, but cut over to the TMZ show at 10:30. This was a chance for a national news network to not just cover a good story, but to corner the market on coverage people so desperately wanted and they failed miserably.


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Letter that plays recorded message in a very loud voice, and then explodes
- "You'd better open it, Ron. It'll be worse if you don't. My gran sent me one once, and I ignored it and - it was horrible."
- —Neville talking to Ron about his Howler.[src]
A Howler is a magical letter in a red envelope which enchants the written message into the writer's voice, usually at a very high volume. The physical temperature of the Howler begins to rapidly increase upon delivery, and it will explode if left unopened for too long. This mechanism ensures that the recipient will open the Howler, even though he or she knows that it contains an unpleasantly loud message. Once the message has been received, the envelope bursts into flames, leaving only ashes.
The purpose of the Howler is to deliver a message expressing anger or great displeasure in a manner which standard writing cannot adequately convey.
People who have been known to receive HowlersEdit
- Neville Longbottom mentioned receiving at least one howler from his grandmother before 1992.
- In 1992, Ron Weasley received a Howler from his mother after he stole his father's Flying Ford Anglia.
- In 1994, Neville received a Howler from his grandmother, after he supposedly misplaced his password list enabling Sirius Black to enter Gryffindor Tower.
- A significant number of Howlers were sent to the Ministry of Magic in the summer of 1994 after the disturbing events of that year's Quidditch World Cup. The Howlers were primarily critical of the security precautions, and they caused appreciable damage to Percy Weasley's work area.
- Also, on that year, Hermione Granger received a few Howlers from readers of Witch Weekly when Rita Skeeter wrote a nasty article on her.
- Harry Potter's Aunt Petunia received a Howler in 1995 from Dumbledore when the Dursleys threatened to kick Harry out of their home after two Dementors attacked Harry and his cousin, Dudley.
Behind the scenesEdit
- Instead of simply being a red envelope that can explode, in the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Ron's Howler resembles a mouth with teeth (simulated by the red envelope and white paper, with a ribbon for the tongue) that screams at the recipient, then blows a raspberry and tears itself to shreds once finished shouting. Also, Mrs. Weasley added a congratulation directly to Ginny for making into Gryffindor, stating that her parents are proud of this sorting. This implies that the film version's Howler possesses a certain degree of sentience and awareness of it's suroundings, as it turned to face Ginny to make this comment, changing its tone into a more calm and kind one.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Mafalda Hopkirk's letter floats characteristically and talks in an official tone to Harry Potter (the letter's sealing wax shapes the mouth). While there's no confirmation on this, this letter can be considered a different kind of Howler. Later in the same film, in a non-canonical Educational Decree, Dolores Umbridge referred to the Howlers as "Red Howlers", supporting the theory that there may be several kinds of Howlers.
- For the Howler scene, Julie Walters had to scream so loud that she almost lost her voice at the end of the day.
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